It is also sometimes known as The Spanish Merchant's Daughter. This one's now even sung by choirs! Supposedly he wrote it when he saw a sick child being cared for by its mother. This version can be played in DAD tuning with a capo on the 3rd fret. This version is in DAA tuning and all of the melody is played on the melody string(s). "Barbara Allen" (Child 84) is a ballad originating in England and Scotland, which immigrants introduced to the United States, where it became a popular folk song. I included a couple of other verses found commonly online, but there are many others out there, not all of which can be share in polite company! Folk song from Finland. Lyrics are included on the sheet music. 16th century lute tune by John Dowland. The verse requires a 6+ fret. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - Melody and Harmony, Whiskey Before Breakfast - Arabic Maqsum Rhythm. A beautiful melody, great for Irish/Celtic gigs. Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot? I made this arrangement for the Public Domain. The word "sukey" rhymes with "LOOK ee". There are some claims that this song originated in 1689 with Mrs. Fleetwood Habergham's poem "The Seeds Of Love" (a. k. a. By the time I came along, it was well established in our locality as "the Ritchie old-maid song. Traditional Folk Spiritual collected in 1867 as "The Good Old Way" in "Slave Songs of the United States". Moon River Music by Henry Mancini; Words by Johnny Mercer G /// /// /// /// G Em C G Moon River wider than a mile C G Am B7 I'm crossing you in style some day Em G7 C Cm Oh dream maker you heart breaker Em7 A7 Am D7 Wherever you're going I'm going your way G Em C G Two drifters off to see the . Stars of glory shine more brightly, She must have been an astute businesswoman, because she sang for him seven more times, each time he gave her a silver quarter, and each time she revealed a little bit more of the song. Also sung by The Weavers in the 1950's and Eddy Arnold in the 1960's. Here's a song that's probably been around since the 1830's, again with lots of variations. Georgia Railroad The midi file plays the melody in DAA, then DAD, then DAA with chords, then DAD with chords. The LISTEN file starts with a EBD dulcimer and the second time through it is played with a DAD dulcimer. Some say it was composed by Henry VIII. Here, not only is the donkey the bearer of the Virgin to the manger, but he also brings frankincense and myrrh. A traditional British ballad. Oh, My Darling Clementine - DAD tuning. Just don't quote me - I'm not an expert on Irish fiddle music! In most American versions, a squirrel, rat, or other small animal replaces the cutty wren. In the great Redeemer's birth. Wabash Cannonball This Christmas carol also known as "St. Day Carol" is one of the many Cornish Christmas carols written in the 19th century. This version is in Dm and tablature is for CGC and DAC mountain dulcimer tunings. So I can't say the clapping at the end was for me, by any means! "Wassail" is an olde English word for a toast similar to "Good Health" and the wassail is the content of the glass or goblet ( spiced or mulled wine or ale) The author of the lyrics is unknown but the tradition of going wassailing dates back to 12th century England. 5 0 obj "The Holly and the Ivy" and "Away in the Manger", Under the Double Eagle - Melody and Harmony. f>H8=\%\dTFg7([qH= X C=(vFD:R@',p&&tE6XNZ5QSVYT>,% zeGfSp+`5VJ1_h1&l3X2X[|P"C#2l}p1f\E"6;a"XViTkkoGN-9C/|l<2TQ+l7c^9|3)XUb08M2$!,hBXlL'i72- 1- INT, O Worship the King- INTAmazing Grace- INTFairest Lord Jesus- INTI'd Rather Have Jesus-INTAway in the Manger-INTCradle Hymn-INTWhile Shepherds Watch-INTSandy River Belle- INTPraise to the Lord-INTWhat A Friend-INTThis Is My Father's World-INTCluck Old Hen- INTPlanxty Irwin-INTSimple Gifts- INTThe Ashgrove- INTHow Firm a Foundation- INTBlind MaryINTThe Rights of Man- INTDidley No. This arrangement is of tune #590 in "The Gow Collection of Scottish Dance Music." The melody is much older and is used in other songs. Difficulty: intermediate: Capo: no capo: Author Edwin-E [a] 1,434. . Anyhow here's the song. However, if you wish to purchase them for a nominal fee in a single compiled PDF you may do so HERE. Titled "Always Rejoicing", and attributed to "Pauline T." Oswald." Melody drone, dorian tuning. In "The American Songbag", Carl Sandburg writes of this song, "Only two of the many verses of this song are presented here. The "Fast Version" on the website was fun this time. Over the years, our guest performers and instructors have contributed to this collection, and you'll see some of their work here. If you use the Search box, it will search everything, but if you want to scroll through the entire list, please click the Next button at the bottom of the list. It became the signature song for recording artist Andy Williams, and has also been performed and recorded by such artists as Louis Armstrong . Haunting Phrygian tune see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbBPZU--UgE for a demonstration, Philip Bliss, 1870, Words anonymous 1890's, Arranged by Steve Smith. It describes the hard work of a smith in his forge. The Parting Glass, arranged by Burt Kahn. Original tune for tenor recorder and dulcimers (one with 1+ fret, one without), Chromatic Version of "What Child is This". 5i583^ b@ This version is in CGC tuning. According to Hymnary.org, "Leonard Bacon, D.D., was born in Detroit (where his father was a missionary to the Indians), February 19, 1802, and educated at Yale college and at Andover. This song is often played at Irish weddings and is sometimes called the Irish Wedding Song. Old fiddle tune that dates back to the Civil War era, learned from Don Pedi. An old-time tune, with lyrics from at least the 1920's but the tune is a fiddle tune that is much older. Recommended by The Wall Street Journal . This version is in DAD tuning and some of the melody is played on the middle string. Four-part arrangement: Low Melody, Harmony, High Melody, and Flatpicking, A catchy tune. An English fleet sent out by King Henry VIII captured Andrew Barton, and Barton was later beheaded. Mountain dulcimer: Steven K. Smith (OH), Susan Trump (NY), Irma Reeder (NM). Copyright Notice: All the songs chosen for these tabs are in the public domain, or have a copyright owned by Mark Tindle. This is a CGF low to high. The LISTEN file begins with the EBA dulcimer and ends with the DAD dulcimer. Now the world is hushed in stillness, You can compare them in numerous videos online. Burns wrote in a 1791 letter, "Misfortune seems to take a peculiar pleasure in darting her arrows against "Honest Men and bonnie Lasses.". This is an old Irish jig I derived from P. W. Joyce's "Ancient Irish Music" published in 1873. This is a simple melody only version of Skye Boat Song. However, if you have a four-string dulcimer in D-A-d-d it's quite possible to play the duet, given the way the two trumpets parts are written. This download includes a conductor's score featuring all four parts on the same page and separate individual parts. Frere Jacques/Are You Sleeping/Brother John, A Welsh tune now known as a pub tune in Britain, from William Litten's Tune Book, a collection of fiddle tunes made by William Litten at sea with the British India fleet in the years 1800 to 1802. It is abbreviated and altered from his hymn, 'The Sabbath morn is as bright and calm,' which he wrote for the Bicentenary of New Haven, 1833. A song from 1818. One of many songs complaining about prison life. If your They are used with at least three tunes. r&;Gb7{%Xg|rkx6lv 6zRX5IV0B5\hpYX&Zvz[EzFm zkY4G[;#t1m.rvm "Moon River" was written by Henry Mancini (music) and Johnny Mercer (lyrics) in 1961 for the move "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Arrangement of the first part of this song. This isn't the Jimmy Swaggart version, but more likely one you might have sung in Sunday School as a child. I heard it played on the 5-string kantele on Poul Lendal's album nskebarn. This version is almost identical to Mozart's, with minor changes to make it similar to the most common versions being played since the 1980's, but changed from "G" to "D". These individual tabs for the mountain dulcimer are provided to you free of charge. "Love's Evil Choice"). Mancini,Johnny Mercer : Moon River - Version originale. &. Played in E minor with capo on the first fret. This anthem was adapted as "Siunaa koko maailmaa" or "Lord Bless the Whole World" into the hymnal of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church as Verse #501 with a text written by Jaakko Lytty in 1985. "Wild Mountain Thyme" (also known as "Purple Heather" and "Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go") is a folk song written by Francis McPeake, a member of a well known musical family in Belfast, of Scottish origin. Contains octave jump in key of D, and key change modulation between D and G. Collected in CT, 1949, Arranged by Steve Smith. Attached is tab for "Toot, Toot, Tootsie" (public domain, 1922). The woodpecker caught the lizard by the tail. -_r}Ju$W[N1p].'VZ. % I am not sure about the melody and rhythm as I just wrote it down as I learned it from friends who sang it. Own arrangement. Arranged and tabbed by Peter Widenmeyer 2014. 3. One PDF is available for all the 3-string tabs, and another for all the 4-string tabs. It is from Bach Chorale BVW 281, based on a melody by Melchoir Vulpius from around 1600. Music by Pekka Juhani Hannikainen. The tablature file includes sheet music and chords for mountain dulcimer EBA and DAD tunings. Catherine Martin was written by Turlough O'Carolan. Northumbrian musician Jamie Allen (c. 1734-1810) was a famous small pipes player; he was also somewhat of a rogue, having been a multiple army deserter, bigamist and felon. "Glory to our God on high! On Top Of Old Smoky - DAD tuning. Chope, and featured in Pickard-Cambridge's Collection of Dorset Carols. This tune is one of the oldest Christmas tunes written. O Come, O Come Emanuel. But the versions I found aren't quite the same, so I'm sticking with this one. Four-part arrangement: Low Melody, High Melody, Low Harmony, and High Harmony. Her ash-blond hair hung down in long skeins.But, best of all, she was positively beautiful, and in her untutored way, she could sing. Print. Duermete Nino Lindo (Sleep Beautiful Boy). Although this tune is in the "Jigs" section, it's not too hard to play, and is, after all, listed with the instruction, "Slowish". TAB Click immediately above to get the TAB. Moon River (including tablature) $6.99 #Guitar notes and tablatures # Andy Williams # David Jaggs # David Jaggs. There are many possibilities for melodies to go over the Em - D chords that accompany the round Hey, Ho, Nobody Home. Attributed to Turlough O'Carolan, though not his usual composing style. 5 in C One PDF is available for all the 3-string tabs, and another for all the 4-string tabs. A thirteenth century hymn (originally 'Orientis Partibus') used in Christmas pageants which evolved into 'The Friendly Beasts.' The tune is sometimes mistakenly attributed to O'Carolan, who was born 20 years after O'Cathain's death. According to William Chappell's 'Popular Music of the Olden Time' Vol 2 pp 686-689, the tune was written by Dr Thomas Arne for the masque "Alfred" and given its first performance on August 1st, 1740. When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (sometimes "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again") is a popular song of the American Civil War that expressed people's longing for the return of their friends and relatives who were fighting in the war. Video unavailable Watch on YouTube Watch on Posted in: Golden Oldies Mt dulcimer arrangement of the classic song by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer. [1] My novice strumstick version of Moon River, tuned DAD although I like CGC as well, see dulcimer tab below. Shots. "Up on the House Top" is a Christmas song written by Benjamin Hanby in 1864 in the town of New Paris, Ohio. This is an old Irish Folk tune that surprisingly may have originated in England albeit with different lyrics. Collected and arranged by Alan Lomax, 'Folksongs of North America', 1960. Jock O'Hazeldean is an old Scottish song first published in the early 1800's. Muss i denn with some minor changes was used for the song "Wooden Heart", which was sung by Elvis Presley in the movie "GI Blues". An English dance tune found in Walsh's "The Compleat Country Dancing-Master 4th Edition" (London, 1765) as well as other dance collections in the 1700's. Here are some of my ideas on this with your DAD-tuned dulcimer with a capo on the first fret. Lowly ox and ass breathe warmly Bell had learned it from his grandparents, who moved to Georgia from Eastern North Carolina at the end of the 18th century. Civil War era photos exist of women dressed in soldier's uniforms. An Austrian carol from the Salzburg region. The title is a play on words: "moine" means both a "spinning top" and a "monk.". Another old-time fiddle tune! [Wikipedia], From "American Folk Songs for Children" by Ruth Crawford Seeger, Famous old Scottish reel, pipe tune, dance. 1902) in DAA noter/drone style and DAD' fingerpicking style. Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (Lord, Bless Africa) was composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontonga, a teacher at a mission school in Johannesburg. Free online tab player. This page provides downloadable sheet music files (in pdf format) for Jam tunes that we have played (or at least wanted to!) This was a customary practice because the royalties meant big money in some cases. I just accumulated all 12 verses. Kentucky Folk Melody One accurate version. Check out the 70-song Dulcimer Songbook. Contains lead instrument, accompaniment and bass dulcimers. Comparing the tunes and lyrics is interesting, though. Q)P1Qjbr6|PQAYRC j)@:m7X?I{vx P>kR\nc%TySj,H}8y9%%8,&3_g9Kz%>tIqz2^t/FGbT'&HeM W%su#,es$K|+99|pL.N:HT#qv_+#QmH3B:/d,`w2bc{j From Heavenly Carols (1878). Lyrics as recorded by Bascomb Lamar Lunsford in 1953. The Wassail Song celebrates the New Year! This is a tune well-known in Denmark, but it came from a popular early-1700's French tune, Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre which itself was around before the lyrics were added. Circa 1833, listed as by Carolan in the Bunting - General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland (1796, No. "Aiken Drum" is a popular Scottish folk song and nursery rhyme, which probably has its origins in a Jacobite song about the Battle of Sheriffmuir (1715). The lyrics express the longing of a French soldier captured by the Dutch who sings of how beautiful things are back home and how peacefully he sleeps next to his sweetheart. I found the tune in Jerry Silverman's Folk Song Encyclopedia, but the lyrics are from around 1869 as reported by Lomax in "Cowboy Songs". Oh, How Lovely Is The Evening - DAD tuning. Two part arrangement by Shirley Gullion, submitted with her permission. Lyrics at taken directly from Isaiah 41. Some say the author is unknown and Nelson "adapted" the words. I'm actually playing in GDD, but DAA should be good also. 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